CBC news story:-
ho would’ve thought playing on a junior high school cricket team in Edmonton would carry so much prestige?
But over the last few years, that’s exactly what’s been happening.
“If you make the cricket team, like, basically you’re cool now,” said Shahmeer Khan, captain of the reigning city champion Vernon Barford Blues.
Before 2011, a cricket league in the public system didn’t exist. Today, seven junior high school teams play during the springtime.
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